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The Nerd

The Nerd

Shue, Larry

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Publisher Price: $19.00

ISBN10: 0822208113
ISBN13: 9780822208112
Publisher: Concord Theatricals
Published: Mar 20 2026
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.26 Width: 5.32 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
Aspiring young architect Willum Cubbert, in Terre Haute, Indiana, has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but who saved his life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He has written to Rick to say that, as long as he is alive, you will have somebody on Earth who will do anything for you - so Willum is delighted when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his apartment on the night of his 34th birthday party. But his delight soon fades as it becomes apparent that Rick is a hopeless nerd - a bumbling oaf with no social sense, little intelligence and less tact. Rick stays on, and his continued presence among Willum and his friends leads to one uproarious incident after another, until the normally placid Willum finds himself contemplating violence - which, happily, is staved off by the surprising twist ending the play.

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